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November 27, 2024

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
Eric Goff
PUC Forges Ahead with ERCOT Market Redesign
Texas regulators on Thursday pushed ahead with a market re-design strawman, issuing directives to ERCOT to work with PUC staff in implementing the changes.
GE Power
FERC Accepts PJM Black Start Tariff Revisions
FERC accepted PJM tariff changes covering non-rate provisions for black start service, including commitment and termination periods.
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FERC Questions Ratepayer Funding of Trade Association Dues
FERC opened an inquiry over whether utility customers should pay for dues of trade associations that seek policies that may be contrary to consumers’ interests.
Ørsted, Eversource Energy
NEPOOL Reliability Committee Briefs: Dec. 14, 2021
The NEPOOL Reliability Committee approved the Bay State Wind project’s request to increase its capacity by 40 MW, reflecting a move to larger turbines.
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Overheard at gridCONNEXT 2021
Attendees of GridWise Alliance’s gridCONNEXT were upbeat as they heard about a high-tech future in which everything is electrified, digitized and clean.
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Biden Appoints California PUC Commissioner to Head EPA Region 9
EPA announced that President Biden intends to name California Public Utilities Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves as administrator of the agency's Region 9.
SEEM
FERC Rejects SEEM Opponents’ Rehearing Requests
FERC turned down a rehearing request submitted by opponents of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, saying they should have filed it earlier.
Missouri State Representative Jim Murphy
MISO Raises ORDC’s Lowest Level to $1,100/MWh
MISO will jettison the most inexpensive step of its operating reserve demand curve, explaining that $200/MWh pricing is too low during shortage conditions.
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SEIA Policy Forum Asks ‘To RTO or not to RTO?’
FERC Chair Richard Glick, Tony Clark and Suedeen Kelly discussed options for states seeking to interconnect more renewables at SEIA's 30x30 Policy Forum.
ISO-NE
Clements: FERC, States Need to Work Together
FERC Commissioner Allison Clements told the ISO-NE CLG that the U.S. is facing a changing resource mix that requires intelligent transmission planning.

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